“[The] professional [bartender] has the highest respect for the occasional customer who still orders his Martini made the old-fashioned way — two to one — instead of the straight 90-proof ...

Ten years into Prohibition, the authors lament, “it has taken the authors twelve years to write this book — twelve years of bathtub gin, synthetic scotch, home-made wine, and needled beer.” And yet, ...

In 2006, a bartender named Steve da Cruz was slinging ... In truth, as with any vintage cocktail, a bit of experimentation ...